Batman comics

Much like Jake, I've had an on-again, off-again, history with comics.
I've dabbled a bit in the Superman series, but mostly I've focused on Batman.
I guess I was hooked when Jake got me Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale's "The Long Halloween" Batman graphic novel one Christmas.

Not only was it full of amazing art, with dark rich colours and double-page single frames, but the story was astounding. It brought together all the Batman's villains into one storyline, and was a defintive origin story for Harvey Dent/Two-Face.

Years later, and you can still see the impact this comic had on the Batman animated series and the new Warner Bros./Chris Nolan movie Batman Begins.

Then of course was the great Frank Miller The Dark Knight Returns series which, as a Batman fan, is just about the damn coolest thing you could ever read.

Lately, I cought up with another Jeph Loeb graphic series, illustrated by Jim Lee, called Hush. While it was a pretty pricey investment for two glossy volumes, the story that unfolded inside just had to be seen to be believed.

And I guess that is the crux of what interests me about comics - the wonderfully bright and sometimes brilliant storylines that can only come from superhero characters. There's nothing like a Justice League story, or a Batman/Superman crossover ,to take advantage of the interesting characters.

Rob